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grilling

  • present participle
    of grill.
    grill
    noun
    a grated utensil for broiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc., over a fire; gridiron.

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Summer also happens to be peak grilling season.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026

"Don't worry about the dog, just answer the question," replied journalist Sarah Ferguson, who was grilling Joyce on his party leader Pauline Hanson's recent meeting with far-right British figurehead Tommy Robinson.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

Rapport matters, and if you don’t have confidence in this guy when you are done politely grilling him like a hamburger on the Fourth of July, move on to someone who does.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026

And before Cretton could come back to his notes, Kingsley turned the tables and began grilling him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

So used to summers on Beechwood, to endlessly stocked pantries and multiple motorboats and a staff quietly grilling steaks and washing linens—I didn’t even think about where that money might be coming from.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart